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Elio Motors pivots to 150-mile Elio-E EV, gasoline version still not canceled

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Last week Elio Motors put a price on a 150-mile, fully electric version of its high-efficiency, three-wheeled car: $14,900. Call the.

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Kia EV6 electric car: Teaser photos for 300-mile EV due by late 2021

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Kia has released an official look at the silhouette of its first fully electric model, called EV6—the model expected to arrive in the U.S. later this year, with a range of about 300 miles and 20-minute fast-charging.

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Argonne report on characteristics of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles in US

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A new report from a team at Argonne National Laboratory examines the changing characteristics for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) from 2010-2021, evaluating range, energy efficiency, costs, and performance. The sales-weighted average range for BEVs reached 290 miles in 2021 and 28 miles for PHEVs. More than 2.1

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup: 300-mile range, starting at $39,974

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How do you make the shift to electric vehicles feel real to vast swaths of America? Make a fully electric pickup truck. And then price it at what can amount to less than the gasoline version. Make that the best-selling truck in history, the F-150. That’s exactly what Ford has done.

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2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV confirmed at $30,000 for 250-mile base model

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Early this year GM laid out an enticing price of $30,000 for its 2024 Chevy Equinox EV fully electric compact crossover due in fall 2023. It will be sold in the Chevy lineup along with the gasoline-powered.

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2015 VW e-Golf EPA-rated at 116 MPGe combined, 83-mile range

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announced that the compact battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ) has been rated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 126 city, 105 highway, and 116 combined Miles per Gallon of Gasoline Equivalent (MPGe), and given a range of up to 83 miles. 2014 Ford Focus Electric. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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Start of sales for the VW Golf eHybrid and Golf GTE PHEVs in Europe

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When the battery is charged, the Golf eHybrid and Golf GTE start electrically and therefore with zero local emissions. The Golf eHybrid covers up to 80 kilometers (50 miles) fully electrically, while the Golf GTE offers a locally zero emissions range of up to 62 kilometers (38.5

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